The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-18
ON THE DECREASE.
NGLOMANIA IN NEW YORK SAID TO
BE ON THE WANE.

One of the Most Curious Examples or
Unreasonable AngIomaniac-A Unique
Consolidating Loan of Twenty
Pounds
Anglomania in New York is on the
wane. The influence of the more Ameri-
can clubs, such as the Union League, the
LOtos and the University, has been
directed against it so steadily and with
such effect that its manifestation is now
mercilessly guyed. Nothing cures
weakness so quickly as ridicule. Among
wealthy young club men, however, some
advanced and hopeless cas- IS yet remain.
They have been proof against all the shafts
of wit, against the ostracisIn Of sensible
men, against the contempt OF women,
against all the influences usually sue
cessful in restoring d mental equilibrium
which some absurd charge of society has
disturbed.
Among the most curious examples
of the unreasonable Angl0maniac is
a young man about town OF the
name of Lamm At least, if his
name is not Lamm, it may as well be
for all present purposes. lie is wealthy,
a college graduate, and fellow Of real
intelligence If his mind had not been
wrecked by this unhappy mania, he
would be an agreeable companion socially
and perhaps useful in an honorable pro-
fession. But he is completely given over
To Anglicisms. He does not often go
abroad, but he keeps chambers all the
while in London. He knows nothing
about American horses or race courses,
but he is perfectly informed about every
stable in the United Kingdom, and bets
on the Derby and the ST. Leger with sin
gular astuteness. If his glib recital of
heraldic Specifications and of Lord So
farAT Z hnT oil TPIJT1
to the remotest tWig is any sign Of his
familiarity with the peerage, he must have
forgotten more than Edmund Lodge ever
knew.
Lamm is something unique in An
glomaniacs. To his acquaintance,
no matter how dull be their sense of
humor, he is a constant source OF
fun. His pose, which represents more
labor and study than does his col
lege degree, is one of his most striking ac
QUESTIONS. The letter s has not more
curves and a lizard standing on its tail
would not make more obvious effort.
Among the stories told of Lamm, is this,
which occurred last summer:
A LOAN OF TWENTY POUND"
An acquaintance who happened to have
left his money at home, met him one night
and asked him for the loan of 800.
Certainly, deah boy" answered
of sarvice to you. But will twenty pound
be enoughg'
Loads answered his friend, with a
broad grin on his face at the reference to
twenty pound.
Lamm counted out the twenty pound"
in ten good American SO bills, and
handed them over.
give plenty of money in bank, said
the gentleman, ''and. if you like, I'll just
OH fOT q q,
little check book from his pocket such as
young swells carry about with them from
which they pay their debts and proceeded
to fill it out.
Lam,n lazily lifted his eyeglasses and
regarded the operation with an air of
lofty disdain.
'sDeah bow he said, ''what the deuce
t'y'k know, is that?'
'.This? Why, a check book, of course. -
CAV, yes of course; but, say, old fell
low, Won don't mean to tell me, V know,
that you carry it about with your
''Why, to be sure 1 do; who don't?''
I.cmm blew the ash from his cigarette.
''WnIes nevah does, " he said, NOR 1. y"
HIS friend grinned broadly. IL sup
pose you and the prince keep bank ac-
counts, don't you?' he presently asked.
Certainly
well, then, when you want to draw
som, money, how do you do it?''
''As to Wales l cawnt say, y'knOw;
but when I want me money, l call me
clar,-, and tell him to bring me a bit OF
pap a. He fetehes the papah, y'know,
and | write on it Pay bearer twenty
pound and he takes it to the bank and
dray $ the money. don't know where
he oes, y'know, for of eawse fellah
cav t be expected to keep track of all the
plal ) where he keeps accountsr'-New
YORK Tribune